HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 8952-1986 - Ordinance 8952 Changing Prima Facie Speed Limit; Prescribing Penalty - 08/14/1986Second Reading First Reading
August 28, 1986 August 14, 1986
Item #7 Agenda Item #29
JWF:dw ORDINAN:E ID. 8952 , ____ _
AN ORDINAR:!E TO .AOTHORIZE THE ALTERim AND CBAroiNG OF THE PRIMA
FACIE SPEED LIMIT FOR ALL VEHICLES ON THE FCLJ:.CloliNG srREET IN THE
OORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF LtJBl3CX:K, LUBB:X:K COONl.'Y I TEXAS, 'ID-WITI
A PORriON OF :KEN!' S'l'.REET AS HEREINAFI'ER DEs:RIBED IN THE BCDY OF THIS
OODINAR:!E; ADTIDRIZIR; THE PIACIR; OF SPEID LIMIT SIGNS, PRES:RIBING A
PENALTY; PROYIDING FOR PUBLICATION; REPEALIR; ALL ORDINAN::ES IN <DNFLICI'
HEREWITH; PROiJIDIR; THAT STREF:rS OR BIGBiAYS H:11' SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH
HEREIN SHALL RJ1' BE AFFEa'ED BY THE PROVISIONS HEREOF AND THAT THIS
OODINAR:!E SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL OTHER PRIMA FACIE SPEID LIMIT
ORDINAK!ES EXCEP.r TWSE WITH WHICH IT SPECIFICALLY <DNFLICl'S; AND
PROiliDING A SAVINGS CLNJSE.
WHEREAS, the goveming body of the City of Lubbock, as authorized
by Article 670ld, §169 (b) Vemon •s Texas Civil statutes, finds that
certain prima facie speed limits on certain streets are different from
'Wat is reasonable or safe and should be altered and the preservation of
public health and safety required alternation of said prima facie speed
limits as hereinafter set forth, Hl'l TBEREFORE1
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COtll'[!IL OF THE CITY OF LtJB13CX:KI
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SOCTION 1. THAT the prima facie speed limit established by Article
670ld, Sl66(d) (1)--Vemon•s Texas Civil Statutes as altered and changed
for all vehicles on the following designated highways or streets in the
corporate limits of the City of IJJbbock, IJJbbock County, Texas, as shown
below, to-wit1
A 40 MPH speed limit on both sides of Kent Street
from the East Northbound Service Road of I-27 to
north QJirt Avenue.
srol'ION 2. THAT the City Manager is authorized and directed to
cause the placing of signs so as to clearly define the limits of the
prima facie areas set out in this Ordinance.
srol'ION 3. THAT any person, firm or corporation violating the
prima facie speed limit established by this Ordinance shall upon .
conviction be fined any sum not to exceed '1WO BIJIDRID ($200.00) OOLIARS.
srol'ION 4. THAT the City Secretary is authorized and directed to
cause publication of the descriptive caption of this Ordinance together
with the penalty as an alternative method of publication as provided by
law.
srol'ION s. THAT all Ordinances or part of Ordinances conflicting
with any of the provisions hereof are hereby repealed insofar as such
conflict exists.
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SECTION 6. THAT all highways or streets not specifically set forth
in the preceding sections hereof shall not be affected by the provisions
hereof, and this Ordinance shall be CUlii.Ilative of all other prima facie
speed limit Ordinances except those with which it specifically conflicts.
SEX:!'l'ION 7. THAT should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause,
phrase or word of this Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid
for any reason, the remainder of this Ordinance shall not be affected.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
Passed by the City Council on first reading this __ 14_t_h ____ day of
August 1986. ·
Passed by the City Council on second reading this 28 th day of
August · 1986.
APPROVED AS TO CONrENr:
~~~ Engineer
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
J. :rth Fullingim, Assistant
Ci Attorney
B.C. McMINN, MAYOR
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THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF LUBBOCK
R-270
Before me G I end a· Ra 5 co a Notary Public in and for Lubbock County, Texas on this day
personally appeared Twill Aufi II, Ac:c:ount Manali!e r of the Southwestern Newspa-
pers Corporation, publishers of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Morning, Evening and Sunday·, who
being by me duly sworn did depose a~d say ,that said newspaper has been published continuously for more
than fifty-two weeks prior to the first insertion of this l..utal Notic:a
--------------No . ..!.5.6008 at Lubbock County. Texas and the attached print-
ed copy of the Lel!a I Notice is a true copy of the original and was printed in the Lubbock
Avalanche-Journal on the following dates: Aueust 3Qi September s·, j986
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Account Manaeer
LUBBOCK AVALANCHE-JOURNAL
Southwestern Newspapers Corporation
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GlENDA RASCO
Notary Public In And Far The State Of Teus
Mt Commis,ion Exp~res Nov. 9, 1988
Subscribed and sworn to before me this --.S.1h day of Se P temb'e r ·~ J9_§_L
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